Head of IT Northern Europe

Job Title: Head of IT Northern Europe

Location: Warsaw, Poland

Job Details: Hybrid 

Travel Required: Occassional

Are you looking to accelerate your career path in a stimulating, fast-growing business? At Inchcape, we’re pursuing an exciting strategy to evolve our global business and lead our industry’s transformation.

This role is responsible for developing and delivering the IT roadmap for Northern Europe (Retail and Distribution), aligning with OEM strategies, the Inchcape Accelerate Plus strategy, and local business priorities.

As the senior IT leader, you will partner with the Market Executive Team on IT strategy, service delivery, cybersecurity, and budgeting, acting as the primary escalation point for IT issues.

The role leverages Inchcape’s hybrid IT model across Europe and Africa, contributing to both local and wider initiatives. You will utilize global platforms and delivery centers, manage existing third-party supplier relationships, and engage new partners as needed to meet project and market-specific requirements.

Success requires a proactive, senior business partner mindset, strong influencing skills, and the ability to navigate a complex international matrix to deliver aligned IT solutions.

What you’ll do

Strategy & Planning:

• Develop, publish, and maintain the Northern Europe IT roadmap, ensuring it reflects business priorities, OEM strategies, and available funding.

• Promote the adoption of Group, regional, and OEM solutions, minimizing local-specific solutions where possible.

• Proactively identify technology opportunities to support business growth and operational efficiency.

Delivery & Governance:

• Deliver the agreed project portfolio on time, on budget, and to the defined quality standards.

• Ensure benefits from IT initiatives are tracked and realized.

• Manage the demand pipeline for new projects and enforce a rigorous process for prioritization and approval.

• Oversee project governance throughout the lifecycle, from initiation through delivery, handover, and benefits realization.

• Lead the Application Development & Support function to ensure continuity and improvement of critical business services.

Team Leadership:

• Lead local IT teams, both directly and in a matrix model, ensuring clear objectives, regular performance reviews, and adherence to Inchcape processes for appraisals and development.

• Build a culture of proactivity and accountability within the team.

• Maximize the contribution of regional service delivery, global platforms, digital delivery centers, and third-party partners to optimize performance and cost efficiency.

Stakeholder Engagement & IT Oversight:

• Serve as the senior IT point of contact for the Northern Europe market.
• Build strong collaborative relationships with central technology and digital delivery teams.
• Actively contribute to the Northern European Senior Management Team, supporting local strategy development and execution.
• Maintain oversight of IT delivery, service, and security, acting as the escalation point for any critical issues.
• Manage IT budgeting and cost control, ensuring resources are aligned with strategic priorities.

About you
To be successful in this role you should have:

• Proven experience in building, communicating, and delivering IT strategies and roadmaps.

• Demonstrated success in delivering complex IT projects to a high standard.

• Strong track record of managing and developing high-performing teams.

• Experience delivering results in a complex, international, matrix-driven organization.

• Over 5 years of senior IT management experience, ideally at an Executive team level.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across all management levels, including Executive leadership.

• Strong interpersonal, teamwork, and influencing skills.

• Ability to navigate and drive results within a multi-layered, cross-functional environment.

We offer you

• Opportunities for growth. Learn, grow, and build your career in an international 
  group with exciting prospects ahead. You'll be empowered to thrive and make a 
  significant impact in a dynamic global business.
• We care about well-being. We offer an additional benefits package to help maintain a work-life 
• Competitive salary reviewed annually.
• Events, entertainment, gifts, discounts, and many more perks!
• The chance to work with some of the most renowned automotive brands.
• Join us and experience what it's like to work in a dynamic and driven team that equally values your professional skills and personality!

Start your journey
If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You might be the perfect fit we’re looking for. Join our team and become part of a leading global automotive company that is transforming tomorrow, together.

Opportunity for everyone
At Inchcape, inclusion accelerates our success. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered to thrive. We foster an 
inclusive culture that reflects the communities we serve, ensuring opportunities for all.  Click here to learn more about our commitment to Inclusion and Diversity. 

About us
Inchcape is the leading global automotive distributor operating in 38 markets. We partner with some of the biggest brands in the business to sustainably power better mobility today and in the future.
Our diverse global team of over 16,000 talented colleagues foster an inclusive and collaborative culture, delivering a brilliant experience for our customers and partners. 
We’re a dynamic and fast-growing business, driving the transformation of our industry and redefining tomorrow. Find out more visit www.inchcape.com

Additional Information
Selected candidates will be contacted to initiate our hiring journey. We may request additional information from applicants to better understand your background, qualifications and experience for the role.